Since the start of the year, Parks Department crews have completed over 11,000 work orders for damaged or fallen trees. That’s compared to an average of 5,437 orders completed during the same period in each of the previous three years, according to the Parks Department.
There have been three severe weather events so far this year that generated more than 1,000 tree-related service requests, compared to an average of just one per year over the past decade.
Here’s what else is happening:
Bruce Blakeman turns to the Trump playbook for his pitch to New York Republicans. The Nassau executive trails Gov. Kathy Hochul by 10 points statewide in a new Siena poll.
Get ready to dust off your eclipse viewing glasses for the partial solar eclipse in New York City this afternoon followed by a meteor shower later tonight.
NYC immigrant whose ICE detention drew criticism in high places gets asylum, allowing him to remain in the United States.
A teenager drowned at Rockaway Beach on Sunday night more than an hour after lifeguards cleared their chairs for the day.
Harlem residents and local politicians fight affordable housing project that would displace healthcare center.
NYPD are finding fewer ghost guns than they did two years ago, though seizures of the untraceable firearms are up compared with last year.
Juror identities will be protected at Luigi Mangione’s upcoming NYC trial. He has pleaded not guilty to second-degree murder in the killing of a health insurance executive.
A row of stores went up in flames last night in the Fordham section of the Bronx, leaving a store employee badly burned.
Work has halted at the construction site of the future tallest building on the UWS due to asbestos.
A 10-year-old girl lost several fingers after a firework exploded at a Staten Island park, a city Parks Department employee has been charged in connection with the incident.
New York City will be in the path of a partial solar eclipse on Wednesday – but anyone hoping to catch a glimpse shouldn’t look with their naked eye.
The sun over the five boroughs will be partially covered by the moon from about 1:07 p.m. until 2:38 p.m., with peak coverage at about 1:53 p.m., according to NASA.
“Spider-Man: Brand New Day” continues to dominate the box office after the largest opening weekend in movie history, without adjusting for inflation. It’s outpacing “The Odyssey” and “Toy Story 5.”
An audit by New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli of Department of Environmental Conservation's records from 2021 to 2023 shows nearly a third of the reports from refuse facilities were missing.
